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@xyz: Do I need to remind you what John Lennon and George Harrison did after the Beatles broke up? Do you really believe that John Lennon was killed by a fan? @Laggio: I respect your opinion but I don’t share it. Don’t you like the Beatles? Well, that’s just personal taste! I’m attached to them because they changed me inside; it’s listening to the Beatles that I grew up, I was 17, now I’m almost 21, and in these 4 years (even though I haven’t been listening to them at all lately) they helped me understand myself, the Beatles and the Doors, two totally different groups, two separate Universes! Yet they slammed the reality of my being in my face! That’s what Music can do, in this case, the Music of the Beatles!

Not only that! The Kiss also took inspiration from them since they "wanted to become like them," and even Kurt Cobain, according to him, was inspired by the Beatles!

@Laggio: you mentioned the Kinks, Animals, and Seeds, which I consider to be great bands I listen to. "Push Too Hard" is, in my opinion, one of the highest peaks of the '60s! But excuse me, the Seeds and the Kinks are Garage Bands, and it’s obvious they can’t compete with the Beatles. The Kinks and the Seeds offered a rougher, more genuine sound, while the Beatles were more abstract, even if in some cases realistic (see “Revolution”). Then the Animals were mainly R'n'B! So we are talking about groups that are quite different from each other and the comparison doesn't hold, just like the never-ending one with the Stones. I know the Silver Apples; they came out with their electronic music proposal, while the Beatles started as Skiffle and later moved to Rock 'n' Roll (see their time in Hamburg). Thanks to the Beatles, bands took on an important role in music, while before they merely acted as support for solo singers like Tony Sheridan (whom the Beatles actually supported by recording a record with him) and the more famous Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Berry. Then there are the “usual Berry riffs,” but in your opinion, what was being played since 1953, and what did it evolve from? You can hate the Beatles as much as you want, but at least be honest with yourself and see things for what they really are. Then explain to me why, after 40 years, there are still bands (even experimental ones) inspired by the Beatles, and you can’t deny this; just look around and you’ll see that the highly praised Oasis and the beloved Blur, from which the trendy Gorillaz emerged, were formed with the idea of the Beatles stamped in their minds!

And what if I say that, for example, Dream Theater are overrated? It’s true that technically speaking, they’re very good, but most of the so-called "rock culture" doesn’t even know the bands that Dream Theater (according to their own statements) were inspired by, such as KANSAS and RUSH. Especially KANSAS, who don’t get the recognition they deserve for their pioneering ideas! No one knows who Kerry Livgren is, and yet they dare to proclaim themselves "know-it-alls about music." I don’t consider myself one of those, even though I know bands that even those who played in them can barely remember existed. @xyz: Pino Scotto is judged nonsensically when he slaps you in the face with the reality of Italy, which most people don't want to admit: we, the Italian people, are a bunch of fools. Culturally, we’ve contributed a lot, but those on the audience's side don’t understand a thing! And I emphasize that I love my country, my Italy. I don’t find someone like Pino Scotto to be a populist at all! A populist is someone who judges the Beatles as just a little Brit-pop group when they’ve only listened to songs like "She Loves You" or "I Feel Fine"! I repeat, to truly understand the essence of the Beatles, listen to the "White Album"; there the Beatles play every genre, from Folk to Electronica! I am not one of those who says the Beatles invented everything. On the contrary, I believe the Beatles didn’t invent anything; they were simply able to compose songs that go from the ear to the heart. It’s not said that if a piece is structured with four chords, it doesn't have to move you. If you use your heart and not just your mind while listening to music, you'll see that things will already seem more natural to you. The difference between a little song from the early Beatles and a little song from the 2000s is simply that the Beatles put in passion and feeling, while today, it’s all about the god of money, and everyone couldn’t care less about the art that emanates sensations, visions, and feelings! I hope I’ve made myself clear.

In my opinion, it's a waste of time to sit here discussing with those who despise the Beatles. The Beatles were what they were, their Music is what it is. They were four guys who made countless people dream, and they still do! Let's rather worry about the garbage that dominates today's Music and Cinema; consider that those who grind through 10 years at the conservatory aren't even acknowledged, while those who sing "my umbrella" are celebrated. Let's think that the more promiscuous you are, the more likely you are to record an album, and that this imbecility doesn't advance Music (and there are ample amounts of so-called singers out there), and that to break through you have to go on "x-factor" and be plastered among the fake tits of the Ventura! What are we even discussing about the Beatles (I’m referring to those who criticize them out of commonplaces, having not really listened to them), if you’ve only listened to "She Loves You," "Yesterday," and "Yellow Submarine." Listen to the "White Album" and then we can talk again! I agree that they might not be to your taste, but stop being the naysayers every time a review about them is written here on Deb, and go take it up with those abominations like Finley, Tokio Hotel, and similar bands that are stripping Music of its artistic meaning! Enough already!!!!

For now, I only know the Nektar by name; I will start to delve into them shortly. I agree with you that music helps in difficult times. Good review!

A beautiful Album, there's no denying it. Even though the best is yet to come, "White Album" above all!!!

maurosoprani, I don't agree with you! "Introduction" school-like?! "Caronte" a parody?! And of what, exactly? "Violenti" has a unique and highly atmospheric vocal background! It's not always true that if a piece has a threatening title, then the arrangement must be too! And what about meteora?! Well, "Paradiso" came out 4 years ago, then 4 years of touring in Italy and abroad, and soon "Purgatorio" will be released... they don't seem like meteors to me!

Thanks for the votes, guys! @Arnold Layne: I prefer the other one too! :-) @iside (dax): my old friend, how are you? Well, "BeatRegeneration" isn't so bad after all! I find "Gioco Di Bimba" rearranged and interpreted brilliantly!

Well... When it comes to Le Orme, I’m always biased! :-) I saw them live 10 days ago at Stazione Birra in Rome, and I assure you they play masterfully, even though all three of them (yes, because they’re back to being a trio, the Pianist/Violinist Andrea Bassato has left) are almost 60 years old! Amazing! A group that truly delivers, and personally, I don’t care that RAI doesn’t pay attention to them, after all, RAI is the same channel that until 10 days ago broadcasted that nonsense of Sanremo! Regarding "Florian," even though I've always said (and I will always say) that for me there isn't a "best album" by Le Orme, they all belong to different universes. I’m very emotionally attached to "Florian" and the subsequent "Piccola Rapsodia Dell'Ape" because they are two albums I frequently listened to as a child. "Florian" may be naive, but at the same time, it gives the impression of being a project that could have been broader, I don’t know if I’m making myself clear. But for me, it’s an album that’s perfect just the way it is! As for the rec, excellent! Basically, dear beenees, when you talk about "Calipso" you say almost the same things I feel during the listening of such beautiful music.
A special shout-out to Germano Serafin, who left us in 1992 due to a terrible illness, wherever he is now. Germano contributed greatly to "Florian," and the album’s great success is partly due to him. Goodbye Germano, R.I.P.